{"product_id":"french-apothecary-pharmacy-stoneware-jar-0811265","title":"Antique French Apothecary Pharmacy Jar Glazed Stoneware Pottery 0811265","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:24px;text-align:center;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:24px;text-align:center;\"\u003eFrench apothecary pharmacy jar\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA French apothecary pharmacy jar in hand-thrown stoneware, almost certainly dating to the nineteenth century, when every French pharmacist and village apothecary kept a row of such pots behind the counter. The form is straightforward and functional: a gently tapering cylindrical body that widens slightly at the shoulder, capped by a rolled lip sized to receive a wax or cork seal, now missing. The glaze is a warm amber that covers the upper body and neck, dripping naturally down toward the equator before giving way to the raw grey-buff clay beneath -- exactly the two-tone character that marks these utilitarian workshop pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat lifts this jar above the ordinary is the survival of its original hand-lettered paper label, written in a confident nineteenth-century script: \"Gros poids pour cauteres\" -- roughly, \"large weights for cauteries,\" the heated metal instruments once used in wound treatment. It is a small, legible window into French medical practice of the period, and it makes the jar an unusually specific piece for a collector of pharmacy antiques or French brocante. The interior shows the characteristic thrown-wheel ridges of hand-production, and the unglazed base carries the honest kiln marks and mineral spotting of age. On a shelf, in a cabinet, or grouped with other apothecary ceramics, it holds its own with quiet authority.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition and patina consistent with age. The paper label is partially lifted and worn at the edges, with minor losses, as expected for a piece of this antiquity; the glaze shows light surface wear and natural drip variations rather than damage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApprox. 5.9 in tall (15 cm).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e95% of my items are tariff-free to the US.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- fmf-shopify --\u003e","brand":"Fleamarketfrance","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59072292454744,"sku":"FMF-6DJ4YAGZ","price":192.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/5776\/2392\/files\/4d8ba03c5e963c6bef41993651f0804b.jpg?v=1794154164","url":"https:\/\/fleamarketfrance.com\/products\/french-apothecary-pharmacy-stoneware-jar-0811265","provider":"Fleamarketfrance","version":"1.0","type":"link"}